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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 2000
Page
15
The Belle Plaine school board holds a special meeting tonight to appoint a new member to fill a vacancy on the board. The decision aims to complete the nine member panel and ensure the board can conduct its regular duties.
Anders Norgaard resigned last week leaving two years on the Belle Plaine school board. Trustees Tim Daily LeRoy Huskey and Tom Danker called a special meeting to appoint his replacement, Charmaine Wickwire said. Marie Stratford narrowly defeated incumbent Huskey in the Sept 12 election and will replace him Thursday. The 7 PM session is at the administration building 1303 Second Ave Belle Plaine.
The Anamosa City Council rejected submitting a 2.8 million dollar Iowa DOT grant for downtown streetscape, opting for a scaled back 800 thousand dollar project and delaying finish to next year. A retiring urban planner had sought ISTEA historic enhancement funds, citing the Main Street link to Military Road and a October deadline.
Wapello County supervisors call for a uniform meal policy after deputies on prisoner transport incur a $50 lunch for three officers. Other notes include Humanities Iowa grant applications due October 2, Tama County speed enforcement equipment funding, Vinton revitalization signs grant, Benton County sewage project grant request, and West Branch plans to add accessibility features to Town Hall with estimated costs.
A city survey asks if the public deserves to know compensation paid to public employees including sick leave. Sixty responses show 77 percent yes and 23 percent no. The daily note frames a non scientific poll asking satisfaction with Gov. Tom Vilsack rating high OK or low.
Public meetings schedule shows Board of Directors Cedar Rapids and regional city councils plus education board and planning commissions. Also events at Maquoketa Jackson County Fairgrounds Hancher Auditorium and Old Creamery Theatre with listings of games auctions lectures and cultural activities. Local crime and fire briefs list drunk driving drug and assault charges and routine fire calls.
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